The Labor enquirer., 1887-02-19
alNIRAI LABOR NEWS.
Idsas and ltsms Of Interest to the
Workers Of tho
Union.
Foreign.

Foreign.
In England and Germany mass meet
lnRs Of Socialists were disperssd b.
armed force on Wednesday.
The Australian laborer is troubled
too. There are said to be now 1000 I'M
employed mechanics and skilled labor.
ers IN Brisbane alone. city Of less thar
$1,000 inhsbitants. and . committee ha.
just urged the government 10 start relie
works and to stop immigration. Tht
world seems to be about the same or
both sides Of the equator.
The nine hour system is adopted In
all the government workshops In Paris
OTTAWA, Feb. 8.-Sir John Lester
Kaye las completed the organis ltion ol
powerful syndicate for the purpose Of
working ten farms of 10000 acres each
in the Northwest territories. His asso.
ciates are all Englishmen, and they have
decided to place the capital stock at the
high figure Of El3O0.0OO. The farms
are along the line Of the Canadian Pacific
railroad.
BERLIN, Feb. S.-The police attempted
to disperse Socialist meeting ina book
brewery at Stettin last evening, but
failed. A force of military was then
summoned, and with fixed bayonets
drove the people from the hall. MANY
people we're wounded by bavonet
thrusts, and three men we're killed. The
ball in which the meeting W g held was
completely wrecked. At Magdeburg
Yesterday twenty.four Socialists were
arrested on charge of belonging to an
an illegal society. Among them were
Deputy Heine and all the members Of
the local Socialist electoral committee.
Many Socialists have been expelled
from Fredericksburg.
Twelve hundred women employed in
The state cigar factory at Marseilles,
France. have struck work. They COM
plain that the tobacco furnished them
is of such poor quality that it is him
drancs.
LONDON. Feb. 8.-Ten thousand Social
lists assembled at Clerkenwell this even
ing to celebrate February 8. 1885. There
were hundreds Of police present on foot
and on horseback. The Socialists at
tempted to light torches. but were pre-
vented By the police. The mob then
dispersed in three directions. The po-
lice met the rioters at Newgate and dis
persed them.
ENGLISH LABOR LE0IsLATIoN.-The
British parliament can be influenced in
the direction Of labor legislation more
easily than the congress of the United
States. A measure is now before parlia.
ment to place EMPLOYERS under greater
responsibilities. The French law is
more comprehensive and severe. Mas
ters are responsible for injury to SER
wants or overseers, and workmen are re-
sponsible for men under them. Parents
are responsible for injury to their chill
dren. tutors for their pupils, artisans for
their apprentices, and the owners of ami
mails are answerable for injury done
by them.
FROM TIPPERAhY.-OnS SATURDAY. an un-
fortunate tenant was evicted from his
little home in Tipperarv. The landlord
intended to garrison it with a number
of emergency men, but the neighbors
ga hered in force. demolished the house,
and declared that they would tolerate
no more evictions in Tipperary. 1t is
evident that affairs are fast approaching
a crisis in Ireland. The people expect
nothing save new measure of coercion
from the English government. and are
driven almost to desperation by the
scenes of destruction and devastation
which they are compelled to witness.
Anseele, a prominent Socialist, has
been released from prison at Ghent.
A demonstration by his followers was
suppressed by the police, az it threat
ened to develop into riot. they said.
In Paris there are $4,000 painters.
They work ten hours in summer and
seven in winter, and are paid on an av-
erage 75 centimes an hour, which max es
for dav of ten hours work about SLAP.
Domestic.
New YORK, Feb. l4.-District 40 has
given up the fight and Acknowledges de-
feat. Positive orders to their dock
agents from many of the railroad COM
panies prohibited any of the strikers
being taken back under any circum-
stances. Agent Bode of the Pennsylvania
road SAYS that he has refused the appli-
cation Of a deputation from the old men
for their reinstatement. Agent Repper
of the Jersey Southern road also has
positive orders to take back no strikers.
Gangs of strik ers are going about from
pier to pier il search Of work.
CHICAGO, Feb. 1.-THE sensation of
the hour is ti.a at the district assemblies